Publish your own children’s book
We help authors publish a whole range of books including young children's illustrated books, early reader chapter books, middle grade books and YA novels.
Writing science fiction, fantasy, steampunk?
Sixth Element Publishing is the home of Harvey Duckman Presents... We are currently open for submissions of short stories in the genres of scifi, fantasy, steampunk and horror.
Short Story Competitions
New for 2019: WE ARE BORO Short Story Competition. Deadline midnight 30th September 2019.
An insight into the indie-publishing process
One of the best things about being an indie writer is that you have control over the whole process – what you write and how you write – and you keep total ownership of your [...]
Publish with Sixth Element
We know what it’s like to finish a book – awesome and intimidating all at the same time. Once you think you’re done with your book and you’ve decided you’d like to publish it [...]
Self-publishing your book and need a hand?
As well as our publishing packages, we offer a host of services to authors who have decided that self-publishing is the way to go. So even if your book has already been published, we [...]
Build Your Online Author Platform
Writing your book is just the beginning. Once it’s published and out there, you need to market it, both in the real world and online.
Join the Robinson House Writers
The Robinson House Writers meet once a month, on the last Wednesday of the month, 10am to 12pm, at Arthur Robinson House in Billingham.
Interested in writing your family history?
By Susan Lewis CBE, author of Home on the Range and Diagonal Ties. Interested in writing your family history? Let me encourage you to do it. It’s not as hard as it might seem.